Glitter Stain
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Which Pokemon ought I replace to make room for Solrock?
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Who Replied?Which Pokemon ought I replace to make room for Solrock?
sims796
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What? Yes, he can. Solrock is slower, and can't switch into any of Nidoking's attacks except CB Earthquake. It can't surive any of Nido's attacks, and it won't be threatening a switch. It won't be hitting anyone back with EQ after it gets hit with a Sucker Punch. If your relying on out-predicting it with Solrock, good luck. Plus, Mega Horn takes it out fast.
Solrock is no Nidoking counter, unless you switch into CB EQ, even then, it's no counter. Steelix helps wall alot more, and can take an EQ or two. Plus, it can take Nido out with his out with it's STAB EQ, since it survives.
Of course, Steelix needs some sort of backup.
Solrock is no Nidoking counter, unless you switch into CB EQ, even then, it's no counter. Steelix helps wall alot more, and can take an EQ or two. Plus, it can take Nido out with his out with it's STAB EQ, since it survives.
Of course, Steelix needs some sort of backup.
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The only way for Steelix to kill Nidoking is to sacrifice one of his other team members.. Steelix CANNOT switch in on Earthquake, which most of his team is weak to, as it will get easily 2HKO'd.
Running some calcs, Megahorn doesn't OHKO standard Solrock even if SR is on the field. Sucker Punch can't even 2HKO, thanks to Leftovers. Earthquake will dent Nidoking, and along with Life Orb recoil Nidoking won't like it.
Special Nidoking might even be more threatening, but Nido is one of these pokes that don't have a true counter until you find out his set and over-predict him.
Running some calcs, Megahorn doesn't OHKO standard Solrock even if SR is on the field. Sucker Punch can't even 2HKO, thanks to Leftovers. Earthquake will dent Nidoking, and along with Life Orb recoil Nidoking won't like it.
Special Nidoking might even be more threatening, but Nido is one of these pokes that don't have a true counter until you find out his set and over-predict him.
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Megahorn is an easy 2HKO on Solrock. The only thing it can switch into is an EQ, and even then, it gets wiped outpretty easily through a combination of Megahorn & Sucker Punch. And Ice Beam. That poke can wipe most others on this team, and he hasn't an effecient way of dealing with it. WoW is unreliable, and since EQ can't OHKO, he has problems.
Not that I doubt the prowess of Solrock, but I feel it isn't good enough a wall. As I said, Steelix isn't the only problem here. Pinsir will wipe his team out with Mold Breaker, Primape causes problems, he needs better walling.
Steelix can indeed come into a LO Nido's set, and imediately threaten with an EQ. I didn't notice how many pokes were weak to EQ, though, so he's out as well.
Not that I doubt the prowess of Solrock, but I feel it isn't good enough a wall. As I said, Steelix isn't the only problem here. Pinsir will wipe his team out with Mold Breaker, Primape causes problems, he needs better walling.
Steelix can indeed come into a LO Nido's set, and imediately threaten with an EQ. I didn't notice how many pokes were weak to EQ, though, so he's out as well.
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Should I replace Steelix or keep it?
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Steelix can indeed come into a LO Nido's set, and imediately threaten with an EQ. I didn't notice how many pokes were weak to EQ, though, so he's out as well.
Seriously this is getting annoying. How many times will I have to tell you Steelix DOESN'T survive 2 Earthquakes from Life Orb Nido???
Worst case Scenario, Solrock can Boom on Nido if it thinks he is gonna cause problems. Steelix can't even achieve that because it's weak to Nido's STAB and is hella slow.
Have you even been updated with the UU list? Pinsir is BL for quite a while now.